Category Archives: New Testament

Fear and Doubt Later that same day, Jesus appeared to Peter. He also appeared to Cleopas and another disciple, as they were walking home to Emmaus from Jerusalem. When the two men realised that it was Jesus, they ran all the way back to Jerusalem to tell the other disciples. As they were telling their story of how Jesus had… Read more »

The howling wind whistled through the ropes so that the men had to shout at each other just to be heard. The waves seemed to be getting bigger by the minute and from time to time one would break over the gunnels, swamping the deck and wetting those on board. This was not the first storm these men had endured…. Read more »

All eyes were fixed on the hole in the side of the hill. Some people were murmuring and whispering. Most stood silent, the words of Jesus still echoing in their minds. “Lazarus, come out!” The air was thick with anticipation. And then he appeared, still wrapped in the burial shroud. Jesus instructed some… Read more »

His instruction to those who had travelled with him was to leave Jerusalem and return home to Galilee. They spent another week in the city before setting off home. As they walked the now familiar road back to Galilee, the events of the past few weeks played through their minds… The triumphal entry into Jerusalem and the anticipation of the… Read more »

As soon as Peter and John heard the news, they both started running towards the tomb. John outran Peter and reached the tomb first. When he got there, he stooped and looked in and saw the linen burial clothes lying there, but he didn’t go in. When Peter finally caught up, he went right past John and ran right into… Read more »

As I made my way up the hill, the crowd pushed in on me from every side. The mood was frantic. Everyone, it seemed, was talking about what had happened in the past week. John the Baptiser was dead. Murdered. And now we were without a teacher. And so here we were, looking for the one he had spoken about…… Read more »

The terrible news spread like wildfire. John the Baptist was dead. Murdered. A shining light had been violently snuffed out, leaving many people without a teacher. The crowd didn’t know what to do, but they knew who to turn to. If only they could find him. Just days before, the disciples of Jesus had returned from their very first mission… Read more »

For those sitting in the shade of the balconies, the water before them represented hope. The sick, the blind, the crippled and the paralysed. All of them here in the hope of being healed. It was said that the first person to get into the pool when the waters stirred would be healed of what ever it was that afflicted… Read more »

The number of people gathering outside the modest villa on the coast was growing by the minute. People from all over Tyre and Sidon had heard that a Jewish Rabbi who had healing powers had arrived in town. In the midst of all the noise and commotion, a Greek woman was making her way through the crowd. Suddenly, there he… Read more »

The mid afternoon sun belted down on the coarse river sand, making it almost too hot to stand on. There was a slight breeze blowing down the valley as the two men stood at the edge of the river, discussing with their teacher the people who had been baptized that morning. Without warning, the teacher pointed to a man who… Read more »

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My Stories

A collection of stories inspired by God's Story. As I read and listen to and interact with stories from the Bible, I can't help but imagine and wonder and question. The more I do this, the more I find myself being shaped by them.